Level B2 General English

Lesson 18

Trains, Buses And Cars
電車、バス、自動車

There are various ways to commute and it depends on where you are going and in many cases it can depend on the reason for you to need to commute. There are various types of transportation and some are personal and some are public. In many instances, we have to use a combination of different types of transportation to be able to complete our commute.

First, let us look at the personal types of transportation that a person could use and the possible reasons for choosing this type to do your commute. You might want to visit a friend or relative who lives quite near to you. In this instance, you would most likely either walk or use a bicycle. If the person you want to visit lives farther away you might have to use your vehicle.

Next, let us consider public forms of transportation that a person could use. Commuting by public transportation could include the use of buses, trains, taxis, airplanes and boats or ferries. Which one you choose to use would be determined by the distance you have to commute and the location you have to commute to. For example, to get from Canada to Japan we would need to use a combination of a car, an airplane, a bus and a train.